![]() ![]() Their oldest child, Clem, due home from college for the holidays, has developed a sense of moral certitude that leads him to make a life-altering decision he knows his father will oppose and (rightly) take personally. She's also not blind to his attentions to other women, and she longs for the attractive, forceful woman she used to be. ![]() Marion, for her part, is also unhappy she's gained a lot of weight and knows her husband barely tolerates her presence. Entering this whirling mass of dissatisfaction comes a beautiful, newly-widowed parishioner who seems to promise deliverance. ![]() He's been supplanted at his church by a new, hip youth minister he resents being tied to his wife Marion, whom he finds repulsive and his children despise him. Patriarch Russ Hildebrandt, once a popular and commanding figure with lofty ideals, is now an associate pastor in suburban Illinois and intensely discontented with his life. Jonathan Franzen's Crossroads transports readers to the early 1970s, introducing us to a family on the cusp of change. ![]() National Book Award winner Jonathan Franzen's sixth novel introduces the Hildebrandts, a Midwestern family navigating change during the tumultuous 1970s. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Isaac has become a successful writer, which makes Leo happy, because he believes that Isaac inherited his talent from him. Leo is good friends with Bruno, whom he knows from childhood, and who has also immigrated to the United States. Leo is a fragile old man, frequently contemplating his own mortality. He becomes a locksmith, and frequently observes Isaac from a distance, wishing he could be a part of his son’s life. ![]() ![]() Alma refuses to leave with Leo, but does tell him about his son, Isaac, who is now five years old. When Leo makes it to America, Leo finds Alma, but she thought he’d been killed in the war and has married the son of a factory-owner. He is forced to hide for three and a half years before he is able to leave for the United States in search of Alma. When the Germans invade Poland, Leo hides in the woods, surviving on roots, small game, and food he steals from farmers’ cellars. Leo, left behind, pines for the day when he can follow her to America. At 20-years-old, Alma is sent to the United States by her father, who fears the rise of European fascism. As a sign of his love, Leo writes three books for her. Over the next ten years, the two young people form a relationship, and Leo promises to only ever love Alma. He’s in love with his neighbor, Alma Mereminski. The History of Love, by Nicole Krauss, opens seventy years in the past, with Leo Gursky, a 10-year-old Polish Jew. ![]() ![]() ![]() The smell of death and decay collided with the smell of French perfume. In Shanghai Girls, See writes about how Shanghai was a city of extreme contrast, where babies were left to die on the sidewalk as people stepped around them. "That time period in China was very glamorous on the one hand, and yet war was coming, there was a lot of turmoil politically." "Over the years, I have thought about, 'What were those girls like? What were their lives like?' " she tells NPR's Melissa Block. It's an advertisement for bug spray, so dead insects fall around them. The ad, part of a collection See has accumulated, shows two girls sitting together in beautiful summer dresses. One of those romanticized ads was an impetus for See's novel. ![]() May and Pearl are what are known as "beautiful girls" - models for artists who use their images on posters and calendars to sell cigarettes, soap and baby milk. It's 1937, just before the Japanese invaded China during World War II, and their lives are about to be upended. In Shanghai Girls, a new novel by Lisa See, sisters May and Pearl Chin glide around Shanghai in rickshaws wearing gorgeous, tightfitting silk dresses. ![]() ![]() ![]() With drawings by Maurice de Becque and others. ![]() ![]() ![]() § This ebook is based on the work of Rudyard Kipling "The Jungle Book" or "Das Dschungelbuch". * Rotate your device in landscape mode could enhance the visualization of some paragraphs. An easy to read paragraph by paragraph English-German parallel text version. Um über die neuesten Veröffentlichungen auf dem Laufenden zu bleiben, melden Sie sich hier an: *** English *** Kindle bilingual edition (English - German parallel texts) German easy readers: If you are learning or improving your Italian or English as second language, grab this bilingual edition containing a bilingual edition of this masterpiece. ► New bilingual parallel texts edition (on two facing columns!) ► If you bought the old edition (before 14 April 2019), or for any issue about the facing column translations section, please write to Kentauron publisher directly (including your order nr.) to get the updated version of this eBook _ *** Deutsch *** Zweisprachige Ausgabe (Paralleler Text, Bilingual) Englische und Deutsche Textversion parallel (Sollte die Absatzansicht von ihrem E-Book-Reader nicht unterstützt werden, werden die beiden Sprachen in abwechselnden Absätzen dargestellt) Illustrierte Ausgabe (mit sämtliche über 89 Illustrationen von Maurice de Becque und andere Illustratoren) Übersetzt von Curt Abel-Musgrave und andere Übersetzer. ![]() ![]() Barrows, though, proves she knows the way around the paradoxes that can stymie science fiction writers. ![]() ![]() Library Media Connection Time travel is tricky. Review Quotes Entertaining and heart-warming. Brimming with lovable characters and spine-tingling magic, this sequel will bring new readers to Annie Barrows highly acclaimed, wonderfully popular world of twin-inspired magic. With cunning, imagination, and the inadvertent assistance of their kitten, Molly and Miri must find a way to save themselves and their wayward brothers from the past. The girls set off on a new adventure, playing a cat-and-mouse game with time-and trouble-as they discover two soldiers in need of their help. But just when they think theres smooth sailing ahead, a door opens, time folds, and magic is unleashed from their very special house. Book Synopsis New twin sisters Miri and Molly are ready for a normal life. ![]() Life seems to be back to normal for newly OtwinnedO sisters Miri and MollyNuntil home repairs unleash more unexpected magic from their house, sending the girls on a new time-traveling adventure to the Civil War-era. About the Book From the bestselling author of the Ivy and Bean series comes the much-anticipated sequel to The Magic Half. ![]() ![]() Wallbanger will premiere exclusively on PASSIONFLIX in 2024. Thank you Passionflix, for bringing the O." And yeah, they're gonna peel some apples. ![]() To walk and talk, to laugh and woo, to banter and bang. Wallbanger Alice Clayton Wallbanger Caroline Reynolds has a fantastic new apartment in San Francisco, a KitchenAid mixer, and no O (and we’re not talking Oprah here, folks). Wallbanger Rating: 8.7 / 10 from 16 ratings Author: Alice Clayton Genre: Romance Published: 2012 Series: Cocktail 1 Chapter list Read now The first night after Caroline moves into her fantastic new San Francisco apartment, she realizes she's gaining an intimate knowledge of her new neighbor's nocturnal adventures. Now, we get to see these people come to life. "A little over a decade ago, Banger Nation helped to redefine what a modern romance was. "I can't believe it, but someone is finally crazy enough to take on the world of Wallbanger and all of the sexy ridiculous that comes along with it! I couldn't be happier to be partnering with Tosca and her team, creatives that truly understand and get on a cellular level how special these characters are," said Clayton. She moves into a lovely apartment that seems perfect, only to be awakened nightly by her neighbor, the 'wallbanger.' The tension between them is as thick as the walls are thin and suddenly, Caroline is finding she may have discovered a whole new definition of neighborly. Set in San Francisco, Caroline is a young, single interior designer who has been without a boyfriend and without her 'O' for some time. ![]() ![]() Wallbanger is a delicious mix of silly and steamy, an irresistible tale of exasperation at first sight. ![]() ![]() ![]() 'One of the most hilarious and cynical Hollywood revenge novels ever written' Playboy ![]() Nerve-shattering suspense, crackling dialogue and scathing wit from 'the hottest thriller writer in the US' Time Magazine 'In Hollywood, home of movies, gorgeous women, players and fast operators - every move you make is a potential scene. Will his killer movie ever get made, or will it just get him killed. ![]() Soon he's pitching to Harry Zimm, a B-grade horror flick producer trying to make a comeback.Īs the lure of Tinseltown's dream-makers and gorgeous wannabe starlets becomes increasingly hard to resist, Chili gets caught up in murder,revenge and romance. Chasing a bad debt leads him to the bright lights of Hollywood - and to a true story that would make a great movie. Miami loan shark Chili Palmer is ice-cool, whether he's retrieving stolen property or collecting money for the mob. 'The coolest, hottest writer in America' Chicago TribuneĪ major Hollywood film starring John Travolta, GET SHORTY has also been adapted for TV with Chris O'Dowd and Ray Romano. Click here to purchase from Rakuten Kobo 'A masterpiece' Martin Amis ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Lady Isobel Thompson dreams of marrying an honorable gentleman with a spotless reputation, a trait that Arend seems to lack completely. ![]() Is she a feast for the senses-or a bitter trap? Yet Isobel is a tantalizing prize, with lips as sweet as champagne and skin as creamy as Camembert. So when the stepdaughter of the villainess who has been plotting against them approaches Arend with allegations against their enemy, he suspects a double cross. After his family escaped from France, penniless and persecuted, only the Scholars took him in. Distrust is no match for desire as a proper young miss and a self-professed rogue hunt down a murderer in this thrilling Disgraced Lords novel from the USA Today bestselling author of A Kiss of Lies and A Taste of Seduction.Īrend Aubury trusts no one besides his fellow Libertine Scholars. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Wolk’s economical prose clearly delineates Crow’s conflicting emotions and growing awareness, and readers will feel the love and loyalty that she, Osh, and Miss Maggie share. Crow is a determined and dynamic heroine with a strong intuition, who pieces together the puzzle of her past while making profound realizations about the definition of family. ![]() ![]() After persuading Osh and their friend Miss Maggie to investigate, she takes the first step in an emotional quest to discover who her parents were. Beyond the Bright Sea Teacher’s Guide By Lauren Wolk Category: Children’s Middle Grade Historical Books. When Crow, now 12, spots a fire across the water on Penikese, her curiosity is awakened. Beyond the Bright Sea Teacher’s Guide By Lauren Wolk. Since then, Crow has enjoyed a tranquil existence, except for being ostracized by those who believe she came from nearby Penikese Island, which housed lepers. Osh, the introverted painter who found her, named her and took her in. 'Beyond the Bright Sea'- by Lauren Wolk Casey Bowles 93 subscribers Subscribe 20K views 5 years ago A book trailer created for a course in the Masters Program in the School of Library &. As a baby, Crow was found in a boat washed up on a (fictional) Massachusetts island. Creating mystery and suspense in an unusual setting, Newbery Honor–winner Wolk ( Wolf Hollow) spins an intriguing tale of an orphan determined to find her roots, set in the 1920s. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Cure later released another song based on the novel, "The Empty World", from their 1984 album The Top. The title of the single's B-side, "Splintered in Her Head", was also taken from a line in the novel. The light seemed too bright for them, glaring on white walls". The song continues: "Prepare yourself for bed/The light seems bright/And glares on white walls", and the book continues, "She prepared herself for bed. According to Cure frontman Robert Smith: "There have been a lot of literary influences through the years 'Charlotte Sometimes' was a very straight lift." Many lines in the song reflect lines directly from the book, such as "All the faces/All the voices blur/Change to one face/Change to one voice" from the song, compared to the first sentence of the book, "By bedtime all the faces, the voices, had blurred for Charlotte to one face, one voice". The song "Charlotte Sometimes" was based on Charlotte Sometimes, a children's novel by English writer Penelope Farmer, published in 1969. ![]() The titles and lyrics to both sides were based on the book Charlotte Sometimes by Penelope Farmer. ![]() " Charlotte Sometimes" is a song by English rock band the Cure, recorded at producer Mike Hedges' Playground Studios and released as a non-album single on 9 October 1981 by Polydor Records, following the band's third studio album Faith. Robert Smith, Simon Gallup and Lol Tolhurst ![]() |